Arrangement for closing boxes



July 10, 1928.

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UNITED STATES PATENT (oi-rice- ALBERT GAB-Ii PETERSEN, OI COPENHAGEN, PM

ABBANGEIENT FOB CLOSING Application filed July 8, 1927, Serial No. 808,614, and in lienlnarki August a, 1m.-

Devices for closing bottles are known which consist of a disc with downwardly extending ears encircling the neck of the bottle, which ears due to their elasticity will 5 normally be pressed inwardly against the neck of the bottle, the disk having a vaulted dome which,- upon depression, will cause said ears to spread out in such a manner that the bottle closure may be taken qfl'. This arrangement can also be employed for fixing the lid on round boxes of tin, cardboard and the like, but not for such boxes if of a rectangular shape, and the present invention therefore relates to la modification of the known devices intended to render such arrangement also a plicable for boxes ofa rectangular or oval s ape, b

providing only two cars disposed diamet -lyfipposite each other. no y invention is shown in the accompanying drawing,

Fig. 1 being a top view, Fi 2 a vertical section along the line II- in Fig. 1, and

as Fig. 3 is a frontview of a box according to the present invention.

The box 1 has in its long side two 2, while the lid 3 has two short ears 4 turn the two ears 4 will sprea out while the 1 "II clam as new anddesire inwardly of the box, corresponding to the' ture.

other part of the downward bent rim of the lid will not be affected by such depression. The lid can thus be easily taken 0!! and at on again and a presure against the mi dle of the long sides of the lid will force the ears into the recesses 2, whereby at the same time the vaulted portion 5 is raised back into its normal position." A similar arrangement can be employed for boxes of oval or oblong or possibly also square sha A corresponding arrangement can also b e used for boxes with. sliding lids, by the downwardly bent rim of the lid being re moved along the one side of the box., A pressure on the middle of the lid will then oomn the engagement of the ear without however b it quite out of en ment, and the lid may then be pushed aside. Having now described my invention, what to secure by Lettars Patent is:

A 'box consisting of an open body provided on opposi sides below its openside ith we; arranged diametrically opts):- aite to each other and a cover for said x comprising a body and downwardly extending anges, earson opposite flanges adapted to engage said m: the bod of the cover being formed with an upwa y domed central portion whereby pressure on the domed part will release-the ears from the In testimony whereof I aflix my sign ALBERT cam Parmesan. 

